The 1965 Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

final was the 47th junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association

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. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy

George Richardson Memorial Trophy

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 champions Niagara Falls Flyers

Niagara Falls Flyers

----The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982....

 of the Ontario Hockey Association

Ontario Hockey League

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 in Eastern Canada

Eastern Canada

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 competed against the Abbott Cup

Abbott Cup

The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....

 champions Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta Hockey League in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. In a best-of-seven series, held at Edmonton Gardens

Edmonton Gardens

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 in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Niagara Falls won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Edmonton 4 games to 1.

Scores

• Game 1: Niagara Falls 3-2 Edmonton
• Game 2: Niagara Falls 5-1 Edmonton
• Game 3: Edmonton 5-1 Niagara Falls
• Game 4: Niagara Falls 8-2 Edmonton
• Game 5: Niagara Falls 8-1 Edmonton

Winning roster

Guy Allen, John Arbour

John Arbour

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, Steve Atkinson

Steve Atkinson

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, Brian Bradley, Bud Debrody, Bill Goldsworthy

Bill Goldsworthy

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, Andre Lajeunesse, Rick Ley

Rick Ley

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, Jim Lorentz

Jim Lorentz

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, Don Marcotte

Don Marcotte

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, Gilles Marotte

Gilles Marotte

Jean Gilles Marotte was a Canadian defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues....

, Rosaire Paiement

Rosaire Paiement

Joseph Rosaire Wilfrid Paiement is a retired a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Wilf Paiement....

, Bernie Parent

Bernie Parent

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, Jean Pronovost

Jean Pronovost

Jean Joseph Denis Pronovost is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames and Washington Capitals...

, Bobby Ring, Derek Sanderson

Derek Sanderson

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, Mike Sherman

Mike Sherman

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, Ted Snell

Ted Snell

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, Barry Wilkins

Barry Wilkins

Barry James Wilkins was a professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association during the 1960s and 1970s...

, Dave Woodley. Coach: Bill Long.